Market Weighton water level

What this means

At 0.02 m, Mill Beck at Market Weighton is far below normal for late October.

The median for late October is 0.11 m, based on 17 years of readings, so the river level is 0.09 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.04 m, a difference of −0.02 m. The lowest reading on record is −0.05 m (October 6, 2011).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.00 m and 0.06 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

0.11 m0.09 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

0.03 m – 0.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)

Normal range

0.03 m – 2.25 m

Same day last year

0.04 m−0.02 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

0.00 m – 0.06 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

0.01 m – 1.68 m

Highest on record

3.64 mFebruary 16, 2021

Lowest on record

−0.05 mOctober 6, 2011

About this gauge

Location

Market Weighton